Storm and Anchor - by Tielan (NC-17)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Het
Characters: John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: John/Teyla
Categories: Episode Related - "The Return pt I" s3e10, First Time
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: tielan
Author's Website: Page on AO3
Link: Storm and Anchor

Why This Must Be Read: This fic follows on from that memorable scene in John's quarters, where they talk about stuff and yet nothing is actually said, but Teyla does manage to con some popcorn out of John, as reward for helping move his boxes to the gateroom.  This fic is a delicious slow burn. The author has an amazing talent for describing so the reader can actually see and feel what the characters are experiencing. A fantastic "first time" fic that's tinged with what ifs, humour and a longing so intense, it can no longer be ignored or denied.


Excerpt:
Seduction was not among her thoughts when she demanded popcorn in exchange for helping him move his boxes. It was not something she considered when she made the trip back to his room for the last boxes and discovered Ronon had taken them already, leaving her with John and the bag of hot, buttery popcorn.

She did not think of desire then, only her desire to savour this last taste of Earth. Even when he scooped out a handful of popcorn - her popcorn! - from the bag, when she swiped at him, mock-angry at his temerity, when he slid an arm around her back and tussled her down to the mattress, Teyla did not think of sex.

Not until John paused and began feeding her popcorn, intimate in a way she did not expect from him - with an edge of need in his touch and his teasing - did Teyla realise what he desired.

And so, when the last kernel was fed to her, she licked the pad of his index finger once, then sucked it into her mouth in sensual invitation.

Breath catches in his throat, as though he made an offer he did not expect her to accept. Then he pulls his finger from her mouth and bends down with a slowness that does not conceal his hunger - only his uncertainty.

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